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I don't know, I have the feeling well see some sort of battle from Giovanni. I mean why would they make him come to Unova without being ready for some kind of fight? Yes he has grunts but I think we'll see something, even if only for a quick 30 sec.

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That being said, I guess the new move Pikachu learns in this special is "Electra Ball"

I can't help but think that we won't see my eNny until close to the very end of the Team Plasma scuffles around Unova; I can't see this being Team Plasma's only episode. Very interesting they're bringing Giovanni right into it, though.

I'm pretty sure the reason Giovanni/Team Rocket is being brought out into the open is so they can finally end Team Rocket as a villainous organization in the anime. That's kinda how TV series do things--if the Big Bad for an organization reveals himself and so much as comes out into the open, you know he's going to be beaten and that organization's arc is coming to a close. That was kinda the problem for Team Magma/Aqua/Galactic since Team Rocket always looked more reserved (after all, only two members for all of Team Rocket was ever present in Hoenn or Sinnoh, with Team Rocket's leader always practically in the shadows--by comparison it made the other teams appear less reserved and therefore weaker!)

I think they're going to get rid of Team Rocket from the anime, in order to make Team Plasma appear as more of a threat--after all, they would then have to fill that "power vacuum" left by Team Rocket's defeat.

I mean, think about it: the anime is the only medium left where Team Rocket still exists. It presumably has disbanded in both the manga and the games.

I'm pretty sure the reason Giovanni/Team Rocket is being brought out into the open is so they can finally end Team Rocket as a villainous organization in the anime. That's kinda how TV series do things--if the Big Bad for an organization reveals himself and so much as comes out into the open, you know he's going to be beaten and that organization's arc is coming to a close. That was kinda the problem for Team Magma/Aqua/Galactic since Team Rocket always looked more reserved (after all, only two members for all of Team Rocket was ever present in Hoenn or Sinnoh, with Team Rocket's leader always practically in the shadows--by comparison it made the other teams appear less reserved and therefore weaker!)

I think they're going to get rid of Team Rocket from the anime, in order to make Team Plasma appear as more of a threat--after all, they would then have to fill that "power vacuum" left by Team Rocket's defeat.

I mean, think about it: the anime is the only medium left where Team Rocket still exists. It presumably has disbanded in both the manga and the games.

While I agree with what you're saying, I don't think Team Rocket will come to an end in this episode particularly if that's what you're implying. I predict someone escaping before the worst can happen. I do think that the Team Rocket organization may just come to its collapse by the end of the B&W series though.

Either way, the end result is Team Rocket no longer existing. I think the writers have decided to get rid of the organization since it makes the other ones look lame.

I also think Jessie, James, and Meowth will still be in the series--just as grunts for whatever new organization appears in the series.

They might even do a scale-of-power thing and have either this single Plasma grunt or a few grunts defeat/take down Team Rocket--in order to make Team Plasma look that much stronger than Team Rocket (and thus more of a threat).

And I think that once Team Rocket is gone, they will then start showing N/Plasma sages. Although it's entirely possible that this is just one of many confrontations that Teams Rocket and Plasma will have.

Well if Team Rocket do end than I could see them giving more focouse to Team Plasma/N last half of the series and be the main villains the next. They could even have N be Ash sort of friend/rival at first in the begining of the next series, we'd already know about Team Plasma just not about N till than, it'd be kind of cool if they did it that way.

Yup, I looked at that website. I think the previous details were just assumptions that the episodes would air together because they dealt with the same Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma. Rumours spread pretty fast on the internet. u_u;

I'm going to be sooooo sad if they remove Team Rocket from the anime, especially if they put the organization to an end. At least let them live, but just forget about them.

I'm really scared about that, they can't get rid of my favourite childhood villains >_<. Plus, I wouldn't like Jessie, James and Meowth to join a new evil gang. They've always been Team Rocket members and they must stay until the end of time!

Anime NewsAs I reported on Saturday, I am informing you of a change in TV Tokyo's schedule following the aftermath of the earthquake off of the north-eastern coast of Japan. Previously, for this Thursday and next week, the episodes scheduled to air were the Team Rocket VS Team Plasma episodes, which featured destruction within Castelia City and the Desert Ruins. At this moment, these episodes have been removed from the schedule out of respect for those affected by the accident and the next episode, Episode 684; Castelia Gym Battle - Pure-Hearted Bug Pokémon Battle! is set to air. TV Tokyo have stated that they intend to air the episodes at a later point. When we know when they'll air it, we'll let you know.

Wow, I'm kinda sad that we'll have to wait - but I guess it's fair, I feel really sad about the whole earthquake thing.

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Personally I'm not sad that it's been pushed back, I'm happy that we'll be getting to see it at all. Remember Shaking Island Battle! Barboach vs. Whiscast!! never aired in Japan at all because of an earthquake which resulted in it getting cut from the Dub too, though I guess these episodes are too vital to the Black & White/Best Wishes storyline to just cut them out...man the Pokemon anime has had some pretty bad timing over the years.

Well that episode wasn't really anything special, just a filler. This episode is important I guess - I don't really complaining just disappointed we have to wait a little, though I can understand the circumstances.

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I am simply estatic at the direction they are taking Team Rocket in. Honestley, he comic relief role died out years ago. Not that I outright hated it, but every single episode with them? Come on.

Now, they're bad ass. They are actual agents. And it doesn't matter if they never kidnap a single goddamn Pokemon, the fact that they are a serious threat now makes them worth watching early in the morning.

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Personally I'm not sad that it's been pushed back, I'm happy that we'll be getting to see it at all. Remember Shaking Island Battle! Barboach vs. Whiscast!! never aired in Japan at all because of an earthquake which resulted in it getting cut from the Dub too, though I guess these episodes are too vital to the Black & White/Best Wishes storyline to just cut them out...man the Pokemon anime has had some pretty bad timing over the years.

No official air date has been confirmed yet, it's rumoured some time in 2012, if you want to check out any air dates of upcoming Pokémon episodes I'd check out PocketMonsters.net. If you have any more questions, I'd ask here.

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There was nothing. Followed by everything. Swirling, burning specks of creation that circled life-giving suns. And then we reached to the light.

No official air date has been confirmed yet, it's rumoured some time in 2012, if you want to check out any air dates of upcoming Pokémon episodes I'd check out PocketMonsters.net. If you have any more questions, I'd ask here.

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